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Where does “infinitief” come from?

infinitief (Dutch) comes from Middle French infinitif, from Late Latin infinitivus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infinitief (Dutch): infinitive

Definitions

  1. infinitive

Ancestry of “infinitief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinfinitif—
2Late Latininfinitivusunlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive
3Latinīnfīnītus—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →